Originally Posted by skavenhorde
They're only numbers, but I think Bethesda actually did it right this time around and they deserve the praise they're getting. Even the bloated numbers that the reviewers would pump out no matter what Skyrim was actually like.

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I can't believe Beth is now one of my favorite RPGs devs. How in the world did that happen?

100% agree. I was hoping Skyrim veered back toward Morrowind and beefed up some of its RPG aspects, but I NEVER expected this. Morrowind will always be my favorite for nostalgia reasons probably, but Skyrim is an amazing RPG and Bethesda's best work. I don't know if they hired new writers and designers or what, but the difference between this and Oblivion is freaking mind-boggling.